About this on-demand training
Facilitator: Noah Lazar, PhD, C.Psych.
This training is suitable for:
- Mental Health Professionals: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, social workers.
- Medical Professionals: nurses, psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors.
- Direct Service Workers: drop in workers, shelter and hostel workers, child and youth workers, youth justice workers
Client category: For professionals who work with adult populations
Prerequisite: Background in CBT
Level of training: Introductory/Intermediate
CE hours: 3
Trigger Warning: Participating in our programming may evoke powerful feelings and can trigger participants who have experienced personal trauma.
Description: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a highly effective therapy in treating depression, and focused primarily on addressing negative thoughts, behavioural activation and modifying core beliefs. CBT offers a structured approach to understanding and treating depression by examining the relationships among thoughts, emotions and behaviours.
This on-demand training focuses on the CBT conceptualization and treatment strategies for managing unipolar depression. You will review the CBT model and learn how to apply it when conceptualizing depression. The training explores key treatment strategies including behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring and core belief work. You will examine approaches for identifying patterns in activity and mood, working with automatic thoughts through thought records and Socratic questioning, and identifying and modifying underlying beliefs that may contribute to ongoing difficulties.
The training also considers how to apply these strategies collaboratively with clients and how to respond to common barriers that can arise during treatment.
Learning objectives:
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate depression from related clinical presentations
- Apply a CBT case conceptualization to depression
- Use cognitive restructuring techniques to identify and evaluate automatic thoughts
- Implement behavioural activation strategies
- Identify and work with intermediate and core beliefs
Build on your CBT knowledge with practical approaches for conceptualizing depression and applying behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring and core belief strategies in your work with clients.
This on-demand training was recorded in May 2026 specifically for self-paced learning.
Upon registration, participants will receive a confirmation email that includes access information to our on-demand training platform, SickKids Academy Online.
Participants will have access for 90 days from the date they begin the course on SickKids Academy Online.
Following the training, participants are required to complete a quiz to receive the Certificate of Participation.
Accessibility
We strive to ensure our online learning programs are easy for everyone, everywhere. This on-demand webinar will include automated closed-captioning and transcript.
Disclaimer: The automated closed captioning and transcript are based on the accuracy of the audio recording and may contain some gaps or inaccuracies. They are meant to be an assistive tool and not an official record. Please refer to the original audio/video for full and accurate communication.
If you have other accessibility requirements, please email Mary Anne Van Rooyen at mvanrooyen@sickkidscmhlearning.ca to let us know how we can best support your learning experience.
Continuing Education (CE) Information:
SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) to offer continuing education (CE) hours. Full-day programs equal six CE hours; half-day programs equal three CE hours; for less than half-day programs, one hour of programming equals one CE hour. SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute maintains responsibility for the programs.
Other licensing boards and professional organizations will grant continuing education credits for attendance at their own discretion; participants will need to submit the course outline and Certificate of Participation for their consideration.
CACBT - Aligned Continuing Education Hours:
Upon successful completion of this program, the continuing education hours earned may be applied toward the 50 hours of formal CBT training required for certification with the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies (CACBT). For full details on the CACBT certification process and eligibility, please visit: https://www.cacbt.ca/certification-process